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GET ORGANISED, GET SERIOUS, GET OUT THERE

Want to take your art practice to a professional level?

This set of lessons will give you the tools to help you organise your art practice and be ready to approach galleries and art shows professionally. They will allow you to develop a clear vision of what you want to achieve in your own art development and provide you with useful ways that will save you time, get organised and get your work out in the market place. You will be given tips on how best to present your work and how to improve your connections to the arts community.

Created for all levels of artists who want to improve their art practice.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Workshop 2. CATALOGING & PRESENTATION.

How do you organise your work.? Are you frustrated by a lack of ‘system’ in your filing and presentation. Presenting your work professionally will make you and others respect the dedication and care you put into your work. We will review how to present your work in the best way including methods of cataloging your work that will save you time and allow you to easily retrieve artwork and images instantly.

Where are you at right now? Creating clarity and planning the development in your own art practice. How to stop the ‘hobby’ and start the profession. How can you improve this in order for you to enjoy creating and improve efficiency?

How do you organise your work.? Are you frustrated by a lack of ‘system’ in your filing and presentation. Presenting your work professionally will make you and others respect the dedication and care you put into your work. We will review how to present your work in the best way including methods of cataloging your work that will save you time and allow you to easily retrieve artwork and images instantly.

What’s your artwork worth? Do have trouble pricing your work? Are you unclear as to how to categorise your creations? Learn how to build a structure for pricing and sizing of your artwork based on your experience.

In this lesson you will learn:

• What category your work fits into and how to differentiate your work from others.

• How to research the market place. What are other artists doing?

• How to translate your value and experience in the pricing and sizing of your work.

Confused as to where to go to place your artwork? Learn about the variety of opportunities available to you and how to create a plan that will have you excited about the growth of your art. Learn what material to have ready when an opportunity arises.

Self reflection and review is an important element in the creative process. Often it is the most neglected area of the art practice. Ironically it can be the key to your growth and development. It can also expand your enjoyment of other artist’s work and progress. Learn a variety of techniques that will help you break down the process.

In this lesson you will learn:

• How to critique and evaluate your own work

• How to use this knowledge to improve your future work.

• How to remain positive and maintain direction.

• How to keep a consistent dialogue about your work.

• How to set progressive goals for your future work.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Kristine Ballard is a practicing artist and art educator. She is also an experienced graphic designer and studio manager. She has been in the design industry for over 25 years, designing and managing large art studios. For 12 years she was in partnership running the Northshore School of Art. She was the arts presenter of EDTV and has run many art events and workshops. She now specialises in one-to-one art classes and conducts an art workshop in Fiji annually.

In her own art practice Kristine exhibits regularly in exhibitions and shows. She has completed art residencies in New York, Venice and Monsalvat, Australia’s oldest art colony in Victoria.

Kristine brings her unique combination of design and fine arts experience to present you with workable tools that can fast track your own creative process and provide you with positive productive outcomes in your own art career.